USS Blue Ridge Participates in a Sailor Transfer with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force During Passing Exercise

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Ariake (DD-109), right, maneuvers alongside the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), while underway in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 16, 2024. The Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and routinely operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Leonard Adams Jr.)